Fall guy

[00:00.01]Some expressions have made a jump from sports events to everyday life.#
一些短语从体育赛事演变到日常生活中，#

[00:07.25]One such expression is fall guy.#
fall guy（替罪羊）就是这样一个短语。#

[00:11.33]A fall guy is the person who someone decides will be the loser or victim.#
替罪羊是指由他人决定成为输家或牺牲者的人。#

[00:19.56]The first fall guys were men who wrestled for money.#
最早的“fall guy”是一些靠摔跤挣钱的人。#

[00:24.84]At the end of the nineteenth century, wrestling was a very popular sport in the United States.#
20世纪末，摔跤在美国是一项十分盛行的运动。#

[00:33.00]Wrestling competitions were held not only in big cities, but also at country fairs and traveling shows.#
摔跤比赛不仅在大城市里举行，也在乡村集市和巡回表演中进行。#

[00:43.34]As the sport became more popular, it became less and less of a sport.#
随着这项运动越来越流行，它也变得越来越不像一项体育运动。#

[00:49.75]Many of the matches were fixed. The wrestlers knew, before the match, which one of them would be the winner.#
许多比赛都是安排好的表演。摔跤手在赛前就知道谁是赢家。#

[01:00.20]The goal in wrestling is to hold your opponent’s shoulders down against the floor.#
摔跤的目的是把对手的双肩按在地板上。#

[01:07.36]This is called a fall.#
双肩着地就是所谓的fall。#

[01:10.61]Sometimes, one of the wrestlers would be paid before the match to take the fall.#
有时，其中一名摔跤手会在赛前被买通被打败（take a fall）。#

[01:19.72]He would agree to be the loser, the fall guy.#
他就会同意成为输家，也就是fall guy。#

[01:24.28]Today, a fall guy is anyone who is tricked into taking the blame for the crime or wrongdoing of someone else.#
如今，fall guy是指被诱骗为他人的犯罪或不正当行为担责的人。#

[01:35.60]There are fall guys in many situations, people who publicly take the blame when something goes wrong.#
许多情况下都有在出问题是公开承担责任的替罪羊。#

[01:43.68]A fall guy takes the rap for something wrong or illegal.#
替罪羊为错误或非法的事情承担责任，#

[01:50.22]He accepts responsibility and punishment for what someone else did.#
也就是承担他人犯事的责任和惩罚。#

[01:56.59]The fall guy may have been involved in the situation, but was not the person who should be blamed.#
替罪羊可能已经被卷入这种状况，但不是应当受到责难的人。